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    <h6 id="header">RMagick 0.0.0 User's Guide and Reference</h6>

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    <h1>class RVG::Use <span class="superclass">&lt; Object</span></h1>

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      <h2>Table of Contents</h2>

      <h3>class methods</h3>

      <ul>
        <li><a href="#new">new</a></li>
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      <h3>shared methods</h3>

      <p>This class implements the <a href="rvgstyle.html">styles</a> method and the <a href="rvgxform.html">transform methods</a>.</p>
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    <h2 class="methods">class methods</h2>

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      <h3 id="new">new</h3>

      <p>
        RVG::Use.new(<span class="arg">obj</span>, <span class="arg">x</span>=0, <span class="arg">y</span>=0, <span class="arg">width</span>=nil,
        <span class="arg">height</span>=nil)-&gt; <em>use</em>
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      <h4>Description</h4>

      <p>
        This method is usually invoked indirectly via the
        <code>use</code> method in the <a href="rvg.html#RVG_use">RVG</a>, <a href="rvgclip.html#use">RVG::ClipPath</a>,
        <a href="rvggroup.html#use">RVG::Group</a>, and <a href="rvgpattern.html#use">RVG::Pattern</a> classes.
      </p>

      <p>
        The use object is similar to a group. Any styles specified on the use will propagate to the referenced object. However, styles on the referenced object
        will override the styles specified on the RVG::Use object.
      </p>

      <h4>Arguments</h4>

      <dl>
        <dt>obj</dt>

        <dd>
          The object to be re-used. This is typically a
          <a href="rvggroup.html#new">group</a> or <a href="rvg.html#RVG_new">RVG object</a> but can also be any <a href="rvgshape.html">shape</a>,
          <a href="rvgtext.html#new">text</a>, or <a href="rvgimage.html#new">raster image</a>, or even another <code>use</code>.
        </dd>

        <dt>x, y</dt>

        <dd>
          These arguments can be used to specify an additional
          <strong>translate</strong> transformation to be applied to the object within the user coordinate system.
        </dd>

        <dt>width, height</dt>

        <dd>
          The width and height of the rectangular region in which this object is placed. These arguments are ignored unless object is an RVG object. In this
          case, the values of <span class="arg">width</span> and <span class="arg">height</span> override the values of the width and height arguments that were
          specified when the RVG object was created.
        </dd>
      </dl>

      <h4>Example</h4>

      <p>
        <strong>A simple 'use' on a 'rect'</strong
        ><a href="javascript:popup('use01.rb.html')"><img src="ex/use01.gif" title="Click to see the example script" alt="use example" /></a>
      </p>

      <p>
        <strong>What happens when a 'use' has chained transform methods</strong
        ><a href="javascript:popup('use03.rb.html')"><img src="ex/use03.gif" title="Click to see the example script" alt="use example" /></a>
      </p>

      <p>
        <strong>What happens when a 'use' has a chained 'style' method</strong
        ><a href="javascript:popup('use02.rb.html')"><img src="ex/use02.gif" title="Click to see the example script" alt="use example" /></a>
      </p>

      <p>Also see the example for <a href="rvg.html#RVG_new">RVG.new</a> and the example for <a href="rvggroup.html#new">RVG::Group.new</a>.</p>
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